BEWARE TW MIGRATION

[Bill]

I recently received word that TimeWarner was changing servers and would have
to migrate my current home page to the new server. They offered two
choices. I chose the one which included (according to them) HTML
compatibility. It doesn't. While their FAQ recommends MS Front Page as a
program to buy and use, their tech folks say the new system WILL NOT work
with Front Page. And, both options end up being ftp sites. They offer a
web based system which is only useful if you are a teenager who want to post
pictures of your prom and your favorite music and videos. For any serious
work, you will have to struggle.
So, fair warning. Sometimes what you get for free is worth what you pay for
it.

 

[Mike Mueller]

I think there is some confusion here...

The choices that TW offers here are either Linux or Windows for the servers.
What is happening now is that they are upgrading their Win servers to 2008,
which do not have the Front Page Server Extensions installed.
You can use Front Page to continue making web pages and sites, and you can
use FTP to upload the files to either of their server types. What you cannot
do is use the HTTP based publishing which is utilized by the FPSE.
The new server; seeings they do not have FPSE, will not support components
which utilize the extensions. Those pages can be converted to use other
technologies (asp, .net, php) which can do the same things that the fpse
did, but they are much more flexible